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Amazing Results with Lower Eyelid Fat Repositioning with Dr. Hoenig -Beverly Hills, CA
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April 19, 2014
thank you for sharing your experience. Really helps to quiet my nerves. I am going to dr hoenig next mo for a face/neck lift, under eyes, and brow lift all at once. am scared, but so glad to me going to dr hoenig and not someone else
Sharon in LA area
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K
February 11, 2016
You look really really good!! Thank you so much for posting your photos; I will get my tape off later on today by Dr. Hoenig & I am very hopeful that my result will look as great as yours!! :)
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L
September 29, 2013
If you don't want to get your face wet, wash your hair under the kitchen sink with the sprayer with low water pressure. It works!
J
October 2, 2013
I thought about that but was worried that bending over might cause bruising. Plus I didn't want to stretch or pull anything out of place! There were stitches on my cheeks anchoring the fat pads where he had positioned them.
P
October 1, 2013
You look marvelous!
J
October 2, 2013
Thank you, Peaceiful, and good luck on your surgery! I will send happy thoughts your way :)
One more recovery suggestion - if you use a wedge pillow it will help you sleep comfortably in a slightly inclined position to reduce swelling. The doctor's office said I could use two pillows, but the wedge was more comfortable for me. I got it at Walmart for about $20. Now I use it to watch TV!
C
October 2, 2013
Wow, amazing! I so wish I could go to him, have heard and read great things. Unfortunately, he's about 3000 miles away! (And I thought he had retired or stopped doing bleph/eye surgery....)
You must be so pleased. The pix are hard to see, but it looks like your "valley" really got filled in beautifully. Congrats!
J
October 2, 2013
Thanks, Cody21! I am really glad I did it. He did such a great job. I'm posting a couple more photos - I'm using the same camera though so they may also be kind of grainy...
C
October 2, 2013
Saw the pix you posted yesterday. Just awesome! Beautiful. I'm so happy for you! Maybe I need to fly out to LA, and I'm not kidding. How long did it take you to look presentable enough to travel after surgery?
J
October 3, 2013
Thank you, Cody21! It took me a week from the surgery to look presentable enough to travel. I had bandages on up to my one week post op appointment. When he took them off, there was still a little swelling, faint yellow bruising, and tiny pink holes where he removed the stitches, but it wasn't so bad that I worried about scaring people. Extra foundation did a pretty good job of covering it up. Right after the bandages came off, I went on a 150 mile road trip. When I got to my destination I immediately went out in public since there was no chance I would run into anyone I knew, and it was fine. No one pointed, stared, or commented on it. Although that's not to say they weren't thinking it...but who cares!
One other thing - I followed the dietary restrictions (no fish oil or other blood thinning supplements/medications two weeks prior, reduce salt intake) very closely and continued them for almost three weeks after the surgery. I think it helped a lot because normally I bruise like a peach. I choked down a lot of plain tofu and chicken breasts (protein helps with the healing) and as an added bonus lost 5 pounds.
If you are able to see Dr. Hoenig, I think you will be very pleased with the results. Good luck, and keep us updated!
Wow! You can see a huge difference between those before and after photos! Congrats :)